 Ankle and Cuff Biting
Hi again,
Our 9.5 month old little girl "Roufianna" has been doing the same thing plus shoe lace attacks LOL. A strong "No" and "Bad Girl" will stop her for 5 seconds. I'm thinking of carrying a rolled up newspaper and giving her a little wack to reinforce the verbal stuff. It can't hurt her because I only use 3 or 4 sheets so its more like a drum then a weapon. I will not hit her to hurt her and not use my hands as I don't want her to be fearful of me. I used this technique when I realized she would wee wee on the floor to get attention. Then poo a few minutes after a verbal reprimand. I lifted her up telling her bad girl and made a lot of noise with the paper banging her butt a few times. Believe it or not she never did it again. They are small dogs but dogs none the less. My Vet said I should make her aware when she is wrong. I trained my two German Shepards this way albeit with more sheets of paper LOL.
In addition, if it continues she will eventually trip me and I will break something or maybe fall on her. Input appreciated. |